Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don't use – game theory principles to make decisions.

Deleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.
AP Photo/LM OteroAugust 29, 2017

Are regular bettors and the house helped or hurt when deep-pocketed, high-volume computer-assisted bettors are wagering? Mathematicians used game theory to model this new wrinkle in parimutuel betting.

Standing up for what’s right can come with a cost to the individual – but also a benefit.
Michael FleshmanFebruary 24, 2016